(Since you want a place that ends in a P, I decided to do a little searching and found one.)
Antwerp - A city in Belgium, it is the capital of the Antwerp Province, has a population of nearly 500,000, and has one of the largest seaports in Europe. The golden age of this city lasted through much of the 16th century (becoming the second largest European city north of the Alps by 1560), but ended after it was sacked by the Spanish on November 4, 1576. After Napoleon captured the city, he attempted to enlarge the port to rival that of London, but lost his war before he got a chance to finish it. The city also hosted the 1920 Summer Olympics.